Population is the number of people who usually live in an area. Place Forecast uses this term as shorthand for the estimated resident population. It is a key indicator for the population domain.
Estimated figures come from the Estimated Resident Population published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Future population is projected using the cohort-component method. This starts from the jump-off year — the point where estimated data ends and projected data begins.
Population change is built from four components: births, deaths, in-migration, and out-migration. Each of these has its own page where you can see the numbers and rates that drive the total. Together they explain why an area is growing, shrinking, or staying the same.
| Age Group | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| 0-4 | 8373.00 | 8046.00 | 7731.00 | 7614.00 | 7498.00 | 7710.08 | 8120.86 | 8534.30 | 8958.78 | 9281.65 | 9478.29 | 9637.33 | 9767.13 | 9888.69 | 10000.83 | 10106.07 | 10214.41 | 10321.37 | 10430.11 | 10540.32 | 10651.93 | 10764.90 | 10846.86 | 10928.58 | 11011.08 | 11094.45 | 11179.07 | 11264.93 | 11351.93 | 11439.75 | 11528.37 | 11617.54 | 11707.00 | 11796.88 | 11886.97 |
| 5-9 | 10025.00 | 9637.00 | 9600.00 | 9449.00 | 9287.00 | 9089.56 | 9186.65 | 9242.27 | 9427.30 | 9662.71 | 9962.85 | 10241.99 | 10506.18 | 10754.06 | 10961.24 | 11108.01 | 11237.04 | 11359.44 | 11477.80 | 11594.64 | 11710.18 | 11825.90 | 11916.22 | 12004.54 | 12092.56 | 12182.21 | 12272.60 | 12364.32 | 12457.31 | 12551.28 | 12646.17 | 12741.81 | 12837.92 | 12934.59 | 13031.60 |
| 10-14 | 10269.00 | 9929.00 | 10023.00 | 10171.00 | 10184.00 | 10254.89 | 10267.24 | 10284.29 | 10266.71 | 10260.22 | 10261.18 | 10385.54 | 10456.77 | 10588.99 | 10749.61 | 10965.30 | 11164.75 | 11363.52 | 11556.96 | 11726.65 | 11866.88 | 11995.69 | 12097.12 | 12195.13 | 12291.30 | 12385.84 | 12480.83 | 12576.07 | 12671.67 | 12767.89 | 12865.10 | 12963.03 | 13061.80 | 13161.29 | 13261.31 |
| 15-19 | 10719.00 | 10194.00 | 10530.00 | 11142.00 | 11495.00 | 11233.34 | 11541.25 | 11652.42 | 11781.56 | 11889.12 | 12085.39 | 12195.04 | 12293.91 | 12347.27 | 12413.21 | 12479.61 | 12636.34 | 12760.44 | 12908.98 | 13077.17 | 13282.13 | 13478.43 | 13594.62 | 13729.96 | 13858.34 | 13973.40 | 14084.00 | 14193.23 | 14302.05 | 14411.15 | 14520.44 | 14630.38 | 14740.57 | 14851.35 | 14962.68 |
| 20-24 | 14293.00 | 13048.00 | 13767.00 | 15303.00 | 16261.00 | 15576.04 | 14923.94 | 14970.15 | 15203.05 | 15363.62 | 15502.35 | 15700.76 | 15915.55 | 16136.06 | 16342.26 | 16547.74 | 16751.47 | 16981.54 | 17194.12 | 17411.41 | 17626.89 | 17866.21 | 17899.36 | 17968.13 | 18065.69 | 18190.97 | 18321.21 | 18455.13 | 18589.42 | 18721.67 | 18852.46 | 18983.09 | 19113.72 | 19244.99 | 19376.76 |
| 25-29 | 13180.00 | 12235.00 | 12709.00 | 13918.00 | 15086.00 | 15552.88 | 15331.64 | 15212.15 | 15249.34 | 15363.12 | 15497.93 | 15697.79 | 15888.89 | 16090.93 | 16289.83 | 16475.85 | 16708.21 | 16953.26 | 17201.38 | 17448.02 | 17694.17 | 17934.20 | 18013.44 | 18090.88 | 18179.18 | 18276.65 | 18387.30 | 18501.73 | 18621.27 | 18744.78 | 18872.27 | 19000.71 | 19129.82 | 19259.71 | 19389.67 |
| 30-34 | 12517.00 | 11993.00 | 11864.00 | 12716.00 | 13366.00 | 13709.57 | 14180.63 | 14556.57 | 14821.74 | 15036.43 | 15235.58 | 15417.72 | 15574.01 | 15739.87 | 15919.50 | 16094.14 | 16295.01 | 16505.29 | 16722.54 | 16944.78 | 17168.49 | 17394.85 | 17520.65 | 17638.10 | 17750.73 | 17862.48 | 17974.54 | 18089.99 | 18207.56 | 18327.87 | 18450.54 | 18575.83 | 18701.87 | 18829.32 | 18957.68 |
| 35-39 | 12553.00 | 12385.00 | 12336.00 | 12708.00 | 12883.00 | 13213.67 | 13752.94 | 14205.50 | 14680.29 | 15048.72 | 15339.26 | 15614.01 | 15829.94 | 16000.31 | 16175.18 | 16346.45 | 16525.33 | 16706.21 | 16890.66 | 17081.72 | 17275.44 | 17472.86 | 17612.13 | 17746.95 | 17881.11 | 18014.48 | 18147.93 | 18280.88 | 18414.30 | 18548.16 | 18682.83 | 18818.06 | 18954.11 | 19090.91 | 19228.45 |
| 40-44 | 11421.00 | 11197.00 | 11587.00 | 12241.00 | 12782.00 | 13163.01 | 13330.80 | 13398.53 | 13641.40 | 13879.70 | 14168.23 | 14537.78 | 14854.05 | 15129.34 | 15363.90 | 15567.02 | 15760.21 | 15938.57 | 16101.07 | 16271.64 | 16441.48 | 16611.66 | 16738.40 | 16864.27 | 16990.77 | 17118.50 | 17247.59 | 17378.11 | 17509.82 | 17642.68 | 17776.56 | 17911.39 | 18046.75 | 18182.79 | 18319.22 |
| 45-49 | 12102.00 | 11539.00 | 11145.00 | 11067.00 | 11219.00 | 11532.62 | 11917.18 | 12432.77 | 12937.18 | 13347.41 | 13692.48 | 13922.86 | 14056.95 | 14230.89 | 14399.14 | 14597.14 | 14856.75 | 15098.45 | 15323.22 | 15524.44 | 15713.95 | 15893.04 | 16030.08 | 16154.34 | 16280.93 | 16404.97 | 16529.53 | 16655.39 | 16782.20 | 16910.59 | 17040.18 | 17170.80 | 17302.32 | 17434.61 | 17567.49 |
| 50-54 | 11122.00 | 11179.00 | 11505.00 | 11759.00 | 11755.00 | 11527.31 | 11378.04 | 11311.32 | 11439.47 | 11743.54 | 12070.43 | 12370.00 | 12732.79 | 13067.62 | 13372.56 | 13635.58 | 13822.21 | 13956.89 | 14110.64 | 14273.81 | 14454.59 | 14670.51 | 14851.56 | 15016.10 | 15161.74 | 15299.48 | 15427.59 | 15550.96 | 15668.89 | 15789.89 | 15909.96 | 16030.97 | 16152.80 | 16275.25 | 16398.72 |
| 55-59 | 10034.00 | 9759.00 | 9698.00 | 9715.00 | 9919.00 | 10305.62 | 10588.21 | 10807.40 | 10938.06 | 10880.68 | 10770.15 | 10750.12 | 10765.71 | 10876.10 | 11080.29 | 11301.78 | 11502.27 | 11761.00 | 11996.09 | 12220.29 | 12420.81 | 12571.93 | 12675.76 | 12782.29 | 12893.46 | 13010.66 | 13152.80 | 13290.20 | 13419.26 | 13537.25 | 13649.32 | 13757.40 | 13863.29 | 13966.80 | 14072.61 |
| 60-64 | 9136.00 | 8979.00 | 8892.00 | 9075.00 | 9234.00 | 9240.62 | 9169.06 | 9215.83 | 9253.62 | 9443.53 | 9707.25 | 9935.21 | 10121.84 | 10239.72 | 10238.28 | 10205.20 | 10225.83 | 10257.66 | 10370.39 | 10540.78 | 10721.87 | 10888.68 | 11078.29 | 11253.68 | 11416.99 | 11567.90 | 11679.71 | 11768.70 | 11857.30 | 11953.14 | 12055.02 | 12172.10 | 12287.69 | 12397.65 | 12499.17 |
| 65-69 | 8013.00 | 7921.00 | 7949.00 | 8109.00 | 8233.00 | 8293.79 | 8377.72 | 8416.86 | 8494.84 | 8589.12 | 8634.49 | 8656.61 | 8720.12 | 8767.49 | 8926.79 | 9122.30 | 9296.86 | 9449.53 | 9544.46 | 9568.76 | 9580.04 | 9627.79 | 9675.03 | 9772.53 | 9907.01 | 10041.93 | 10167.94 | 10314.75 | 10456.19 | 10588.94 | 10714.40 | 10813.18 | 10894.25 | 10972.88 | 11059.09 |
| 70-74 | 7147.00 | 7169.00 | 7020.00 | 7118.00 | 7272.00 | 7371.54 | 7396.75 | 7480.57 | 7526.74 | 7552.17 | 7602.78 | 7707.78 | 7772.83 | 7848.77 | 7941.29 | 8002.82 | 8040.78 | 8115.64 | 8172.80 | 8301.63 | 8452.15 | 8594.05 | 8711.25 | 8789.56 | 8815.50 | 8830.87 | 8869.90 | 8909.90 | 8985.20 | 9089.34 | 9195.52 | 9295.62 | 9413.16 | 9526.85 | 9633.60 |
| 75-79 | 5792.00 | 5704.00 | 5958.00 | 6180.00 | 6320.00 | 6459.56 | 6556.99 | 6476.58 | 6572.83 | 6624.79 | 6696.45 | 6746.92 | 6828.50 | 6872.33 | 6900.41 | 6960.16 | 7062.37 | 7125.09 | 7197.02 | 7274.64 | 7336.87 | 7376.24 | 7438.58 | 7487.60 | 7584.15 | 7695.61 | 7800.72 | 7891.33 | 7956.30 | 7984.77 | 8003.82 | 8043.67 | 8079.46 | 8143.73 | 8231.26 |
| 80-84 | 4762.00 | 4744.00 | 4768.00 | 4853.00 | 4992.00 | 4949.56 | 4950.26 | 5087.30 | 5213.28 | 5266.70 | 5348.80 | 5436.08 | 5398.20 | 5484.95 | 5543.16 | 5601.28 | 5636.66 | 5702.63 | 5744.21 | 5772.08 | 5824.12 | 5909.45 | 5964.47 | 6018.97 | 6081.23 | 6127.93 | 6155.91 | 6206.33 | 6250.15 | 6318.48 | 6401.82 | 6476.61 | 6546.81 | 6595.48 | 6616.66 |
| 85+ | 5323.00 | 5413.00 | 5513.00 | 5563.00 | 5665.00 | 6032.06 | 6306.70 | 6600.91 | 6825.93 | 7085.18 | 7280.67 | 7498.61 | 7818.91 | 8064.87 | 8273.81 | 8460.93 | 8665.53 | 8855.99 | 9080.59 | 9260.75 | 9422.03 | 9578.14 | 9738.38 | 9908.25 | 10035.73 | 10166.84 | 10313.65 | 10448.55 | 10587.36 | 10708.19 | 10818.72 | 10928.97 | 11045.48 | 11161.40 | 11281.20 |
| Total | 176781.00 | 171071.00 | 172595.00 | 178701.00 | 183451.00 | 185215.71 | 187276.86 | 189885.70 | 193232.13 | 196318.38 | 199334.57 | 202452.17 | 205302.27 | 208128.25 | 210891.28 | 213577.37 | 216402.01 | 219212.52 | 222023.02 | 224833.52 | 227644.02 | 230454.52 | 232402.19 | 234349.85 | 236297.51 | 238245.18 | 240192.84 | 242140.50 | 244088.16 | 246035.83 | 247983.49 | 249931.15 | 251878.82 | 253826.48 | 255774.14 |